What is the probable cause standard for obtaining an affidavit in support of a wiretap application?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ayala, B268699 (Cal. App. 2018):
The Fourth Amendment's probable cause standard applies in assessing the sufficiency of the affidavit in support of a wiretap application. (United States v. Scurry (D.C.Cir. 2016) 821 F.3d 1, 16.) The determination requires a " 'totality-of-the-circumstances' " approach, wherein "[t]he task of the issuing magistrate is simply to make a practical, common-sense decision
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